On the morning of March 24, in My Tho city, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Conference to announce the Planning of Tien Giang province for the period 3-2021, vision to 2030 and promote investment in Tien Giang province.
Also attending the Conference were members of the Party Central Committee: Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Tien Giang province Nguyen Van Danh; leaders and former leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies, Tien Giang province and localities in the Mekong Delta, diplomatic representative agencies, international organizations, associations, domestic and foreign businesses and investors.
At the Conference, Tien Giang announced the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1762/QD-TTg dated December 31, 12; Provide basic information, potential, advantages, and development orientation of the province; Announcing a list of priority projects, inviting to attract large investment resources, modern and advanced technology from domestic and foreign investors.
The Prime Minister and delegates witnessed the leaders of Tien Giang province handing over decisions approving investment policies and investment registration certificates for 14 projects, with a total capital of nearly 17.000 billion VND, and handing over decisions on investment policies. Investing in 10 other projects with a total capital of about 37.000 billion VND.
Clearly identify new and important driving forces for Tien Giang development
According to the Plan, the general goal by 2030 is to strive to turn Tien Giang into basically an industrial province, with a synchronous and modern infrastructure system, with dynamic regions and an economic center for technology. industry, tourism, marine and urban economy; is a province that plays an important connecting role between the Mekong Delta region with Ho Chi Minh City and the Southeast region. National defense, security and social order and safety are guaranteed. People have a prosperous, civilized and happy life.
Vision to 2050, Tien Giang will become a modern industrial province with a fairly high level of development in the country, with a synchronous and modern infrastructure system. Becoming a place worth living, cultural values are preserved and promoted. National defense, security, social order and safety are guaranteed. The people have a prosperous, civilized and happy life.
The plan has clearly identified a new and important driving force for Tien Giang's socio-economic development in the coming time. In particular, the development orientations and priorities are: One strip, three centers, four economic corridors, three development breakthroughs.
A strip along the Tien River; three centers include My Tho city, Chau Thanh district and Cho Gao; Four economic corridors include: Economic corridor along Trung Luong - My Thuan expressway, economic corridor along National Highway 1, National Highway 50B, economic corridor along coastal road and National Highway 50, Economic corridor along the Tien River connecting urban and industrial areas with the Mekong Delta; three development breakthroughs: Infrastructure, administrative reform - improving the investment environment and human resources.
Tien Giang focuses on developing important economic sectors in line with the province's potential and advantages, including: Developing manufacturing and processing industry; modern, concentrated, large-scale, green and environmentally friendly agricultural and aquatic product processing; become a key and strong economic sector of the province; Developing services based on main fields: Tourism, trade, logistics and seaports.
Converging elements of the Mekong Delta region
Speaking at the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that planning work in recent times has been implemented synchronously, methodically and scientifically from the central to local levels according to the Planning Law; Basically completing the preparation, appraisal and approval of planning (109/111 planning).
The Prime Minister emphasized that planning plays a very important role, creating great opportunities, long-term impact, and is an important driving force in the development of the country in general and of each locality in particular. Planning plays a leading role in orienting rapid, sustainable and comprehensive development; Planning must have a long-term vision, strategy, innovative thinking, and be one step ahead; Helps effectively exploit ground space, sea surface, and underground space.
In terms of perspective, planning closely follows the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws; stick closely to the practical situation; closely follow the needs and aspirations of the people.
In terms of ideology, planning must take people as the center, subject, goal, resources, and driving force for development, not sacrificing progress and social justice to pursue simple economic growth; Resources originate from thinking, motivation originates from innovation, strength originates from the people; Planning must be consistent with the development trends of industries, fields, regions, the country and the world.
The task of planning is to find potential, opportunities, and advantages (effectively exploit and attract all necessary resources for rapid and sustainable development); Identify conflicts, shortcomings, limitations, challenges... to come up with solutions to resolve and overcome; build a list of projects for investment promotion; mobilize resources for implementation; Organize and implement scientifically and effectively.
The Prime Minister noted that planning work is not perfectionistic or hasty; Whatever is mature, clear, proven correct by practice, effectively implemented, and approved by the majority will be included in the planning. Once the planning has been developed and approved, it must be implemented well and closely follow the planning; At the same time, we always put people and things in motion, develop, adjust, and supplement when necessary. The mobilization of provincial resources must be linked to regional resources, regional resources must be linked to national resources, and national resources must be linked to international resources.
In the overall picture of the region and the whole country, the planning of Tien Giang province is elaborately, methodically and scientifically prepared.; built on the basis of promoting distinct potential, outstanding opportunities, competitive advantages, as well as overcoming shortcomings and limitations. The planning has provided viewpoints, visions, key development goals, and development breakthroughs; Development plans, solutions, and resources to implement planning in the coming time.
In terms of potential and advantages, Tien Giang is a province in the Mekong Delta region, so it converges the region's elements of "rice granary", "fruit granary" and "shrimp-fish granary" of the whole country along with the ecosystem. Rich and diverse, peaceful river scenery, friendly and hospitable people, with a heroic patriotic tradition and unique cultural values of the river region...
Tien Giang, notably the city. My Tho, one of the earliest urban areas formed in the Mekong Delta region with many advantages in natural conditions and economic geography "first near town, second near river, third near road"; It is a transit area for goods between the Mekong Delta provinces and Ho Chi Minh City and the whole country, with a quite convenient land and water transportation system; has many potentials and advantages for socio-economic development, especially in marine economy, agriculture, tourism, services and trade..
Rich and diverse natural conditions of different ecological regions and with advantages of river and canal systems, islands on rivers and seas, 32 km long coastline, historical cultural relics, and traditional craft villages , Dong Thap Muoi ecological area... is an advantage for developing eco-tourism and other types of tourism.
The province has abundant human resources, with a population of nearly 2023 million people in 1,8, ranking second in the Mekong Delta region.
Making good use of the potentials and advantages, over the past time, the Party Committee, government and people of Tien Giang have strived and achieved positive results: Production and business recovered positively (2023). , the province's GRDP increased by 5,72%); The agricultural sector increased quite well and was higher than the same period; 100% of communes were recognized as new rural areas, ranking 1/13, export turnover increased by 32%, ranking 2/13 of provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta; The fields of culture, society, health, education and training have made many progress, people's lives have been improved; National defense - security and foreign affairs have been strengthened.
Besides, Tien Giang has the same difficulties and challenges as the Mekong Delta region: Climate change, landslides, subsidence and saltwater intrusion are complicated; Strategic infrastructure in transportation, society, health care, and education is still limited; lack of high quality human resources; Large industrial centers for processing, manufacturing, and processing of agricultural and aquatic products have not yet been formed; The regional and global production and supply chains have not yet been connected.
To make people's lives increasingly prosperous, civilized and happy
Provincial planning has opened a new direction and development space for Tien Giang in the general picture of provinces and cities across the country. Highly consistent with the general goals set out in the Plan, the Prime Minister emphasized the goal of people increasingly having a prosperous, civilized, and happy life, with each year being better than the previous year.
The Prime Minister clearly pointed out "1 focus, 2 strengthening, 3 promoting" in implementing the Tien Giang Province Plan.
The central task is to mobilize and effectively use all legal resources to promote traditional growth drivers (investment, export, consumption) and break through to new growth drivers. such as green economy, digital economy, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy, climate change response, and sustainable development.
The two enhancements are enhancing human factor development (improving people's knowledge, training high-quality human resources, fostering talents, ensuring social security, not leaving anyone behind); Strengthen local, regional, domestic and international connections through transportation, production and supply chain systems.
The three thrusts are to promote synchronous and comprehensive strategic infrastructure development (in transportation, climate change response, digital infrastructure, health care, education, society...); Promote the development of industries serving agricultural product processing and industries serving agriculture; Promote the application of science and technology, innovation in production and business, create jobs and stable and developed livelihoods for people.
According to the Prime Minister, the implementation of provincial planning is based on the country's solid foundation. After nearly 40 years of innovation, our country has never had the same fortune, potential, position and international reputation as it does today. . This gives us confidence and hope in the development process. Although the global FDI trend is declining, Vietnam is still a bright spot in attracting FDI. The business investment environment is constantly improving, many indexes are promoted on global rankings.
In addition, the Prime Minister also noted not to be negligent or subjective because Vietnam is a developing country, the economy is in transition and its scale is still modest, and its ability to withstand external shocks is limited. , need to be clearly aware and have solutions to overcome challenges and difficulties.
The Prime Minister reiterated 5 valuable lessons of the Vietnamese revolution: (1) Firmly grasp the flag of national independence and socialism; (2) Revolutionary cause of the people, by the people and for the people; (3) Strengthen unity within the Party, national unity, and international solidarity; (4) Combine national strength with the strength of the times, strength at home and abroad; (5) The Party's leadership role is the decisive factor.
Thanking and welcoming businesses and investors who have chosen Tien Giang as the place to implement investment projects, the Prime Minister emphasized the spirit of "three together": "listening together, understanding together", "working together". sharing vision and action", "working together, enjoying together, winning together and developing together". Tien Giang must create favorable conditions for investors, reduce compliance costs, reduce logistics costs... for businesses.
The Prime Minister requested businesses to build long-term, sustainable business strategies and properly implement investment commitments and cooperation agreements; correct orientation and priorities according to planning; Pioneering in innovation, green and digital transformation, technology transfer, improving business administration capacity, paying attention to human resource training and contributing ideas to improve regulations, mechanisms and policies . Doing business and investing in accordance with the law, implementing good business culture, social responsibility, ensuring regimes and policies for employees, actively contributing to ensuring social security .
The Prime Minister requested relevant ministries and branches to effectively implement the Party's policies and guidelines, the State's policies and laws, and the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister; create a favorable business and investment environment with the motto "Taking people and businesses as the center, the subject and the goal and driving force of development"; Timely and effectively resolve recommendations and proposals from the province, people and businesses; promptly complete relevant legal regulations and policy mechanisms. Central ministries and branches must coordinate closely, remove obstacles and difficulties, strengthen decentralization and decentralization, improve enforcement capacity at all levels, and strengthen inspection and supervision; Don't allow the "ask-give" mechanism to easily create negativity.
The Prime Minister requested the business community, investors, ministries, branches and leaders at all levels of Tien Giang province: If you say something, you must do it, if you commit, you must do it, if you do it, there must be real results. quality, weigh - measure - measure - count and quantify, creating new momentum, new motivation, new belief, new victory for Tien Giang province.
For the people, the province must disseminate and thoroughly grasp the planning more widely so that people can understand and understand it in many different forms, thereby supporting the planning, following the planning, and supervising the implementation of the planning. and enjoy with the spirit of "People know - People understand - People believe - People follow - People do - People enjoy".
